As soon as Ye Mu's words fell, everyone was startled.
And as if in answer to what Ye Mu had said, the castle's great doors were pushed open. Amid the howling wind and snow, an extraordinarily burly man walked in, his entire body radiating a terrifying, devil-like presence.
"Click... click..."
With the crisp, powerful sound of footsteps, the most dangerous enemy the Sky Pirates had encountered since setting sail—Douglas Bullet—finally appeared before them.
At that moment, no one in the castle dared even breathe loudly. It was obvious that everyone had been suppressed by the despairing aura pouring from Bullet's entire body.
He was a killing machine, one seemingly devoid of any warm human emotion, wrapped only in rage, destruction, and ruin.
Enel had already arrived at Ye Mu's side. Tiger, who was also lying on a sickbed, clenched his fists. Eric, who had been looking after his sister, tightened his grip on the twin blades in his hands. As for Freya and baby-5, they held tightly to each other's hands, and Dr. Kureha's body was also pulled taut with tension at that moment.
"So... so scary..."
"What a terrifying guy!"
"Is this guy really human?"
But when Douglas Bullet saw Ye Mu lying on the sickbed, his brows furrowed tightly. His whole body gave off an aura that drove people restless, and he spoke in a questioning murmur like a devil's whisper.
"What... is going on?"
Those scarlet eyes made everyone present feel their hearts tremble.
At that moment, Ye Mu's calm answer broke the silence in the castle.
"Don't misunderstand. I just lost a bit of blood..."
When Bullet heard Ye Mu's answer, his expression instantly turned excited again. He turned his head and looked at the other sickbed, at the little girl whose face was utterly bloodless